zest threat to his power. the lead starts right now. he claimed moments ago that any attempt at internal mutiny will end in defeat, and making an offer to wagner fighter. the bombastic leader of the wagner group also breaking his silence, but after a stunning turn, with you major question remains where is yes againi prigozhin. plus cnn is along the front lines. hear the fall outfrom the it s reverberating across the front lines and the entire region. the kremlin right now says president vladimir putin is meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies after that attempted insurrection threatened putin s iron grip on power. last hour, as bianna mentioned, putin addressed the nation, calling it a mutiny led by traitors who betrayed their country, also offering the wagner fighters who did not participate, a chance to join the former russian military. it s that suggestion that may have led to the insurrection in the first place. earlier today, prigozhin set his was dem
emphasizing the west had nothing to do with the russian revolt. matthew chance is inside russia tonight amid this seismic shift. he s there. reporter: this is the last time we saw the wagner leader, departing the russian city he had essentially taken over on the weekend, amid cheers from supporters. [ cheers and applause ]. reporter: now yevgeny prigozhin is speaking out for the first time since agreeing to call off the armed rebellion that shook the correkremlin to core n. an 1minute recording, prigozhin denies aiming to challenge the russian president. translator: the purpose of the march was to prevent the destruction of wagner and the prosecution of those who made a huge number of mistakes in the course of the special military operation due to their unprofessional actions. society demanded this, and all the soldiers who saw us supported us. reporter: on russian state television damage control is already in full swing after a weekend of mayhem. prigozhin s armed re
hello everyone, and welcome to the second hour of the lead. jake tapper is off. i m bianna golodryga in new york. i m erin burnett in kyiv. a five-minute late night speech by russian president vladimir putin after a weekend marking the biggest political challenge in russia since the fall of the soviet union. wagner troops advancing towards russia in what appeared to be an organized armed rebellion, suddenly halted after the belarusian leader helped strike a deal. yevgeny prigozhin speaking out today claiming he was not attempting to overthrow russia s military. the march to mass cow was, quote, a protest. he continued to insult the russian military. back in the united states, president biden made his first remarks about the mutiny
well about what this uprising, this armed rebellion may mean for the country in the near future. matthew, thank you very much. matthew chance in moscow tonight. in ukraine, the big question, right, the attempted rebellion, all of it. it s all because of putin s invasion of ukraine. we re sitting here in the capital kyiv tonight wondering what will happen to the war here? what does this mean for the war? today ukraine says it captured a new settlement, it s making gains along the front lines in donetsk and making progress around the city of bakhmut. nick paton walsh is with us and we re together in kyiv. interesting in bakhmut, talking to soldiers there, they thought there was initial panic on the part of the russian forces but then quickly went back to business as usual. unclear how russian soldiers are responding to this. what do you think this means for the count offensive?